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definingly

definingly adverb: in a way that defines something.

Adverb

definingly (comparative more definingly, superlative most definingly)

  1. In a way that defines something.
    • Let the Children Die is just as naked, fraught with self-doubt ("Nobody with a Notepad"), scorn for lowest-common-denominator peers (the blazing "High School Cool") and, most definingly, the pain of suddenly finding yourself an adult orphan ("Father," the wrenching "Mr. Daydream").2009 June 7, “Ben Rayner's reasons to live”, in Toronto Star

Forms of definingly

comparativemore definingly
superlativemost definingly

Origin of definingly

From defining + -ly.

Questions about definingly

What does definingly mean?
Definingly means in a way that defines something.
What part of speech is definingly?
Definingly is an adverb.

Words near definingly in the dictionary

  1. defining moments
  2. defining relative clause
  3. defining relative clauses
  4. defining vocabularies
  5. defining vocabulary
  6. definingly
  7. definite
  8. definite article
  9. definite articles
  10. definite clause
  11. definite clauses

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